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Reports coming out of Tibet confirm that another Tibetan set himself on fire today. The self-immolation took place in the besieged Ngaba town of eastern Tibet at the No. 2 primary school at around 6.30 pm local time.

A day ahead of the worldwide vigil for Tibet announced by the democratically elected Tibetan leadership in exile, China on Tuesday vowed to “resolutely crackdown” on unrest in Tibetan areas. Dr Lobsang Sangay had urged Tibetans and supporters to take part in a global vigil on Wednesday

The three cycling students who have been on the road for the last 20 days, covering more than a thousand kilometres told Phayul that they are inspired by the fiery wave of self-immolations in Tibet. The students reached the tourist destination of Panjim, the capital of Goa state in the evening today

Tibetans pulled down the Chinese national flag from a school building in Wonpo town, Dzachukha region of eastern Tibet and hoisted the banned Tibetan national flag on Saturday.

After months of hard work and preparation, the five-day ‘Festival of Tibet in Australia’ concluded with a sold out musical dramatic monologue titled ‘Exile King’

The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has urged Tibetans in Tibet to remain true to themselves and maintain their equanimity in the face of increasing hardships. “Always bear in mind that your lives have great value, as human beings and as Tibetans

Young Tibetan children participate in a candle light vigil in Dharamshala, in solidarity with the recent self-immolations of three Tibetans in Serthar, eastern Tibet on February 3. Two of them reportedly survived the self-immolation but one is feared dead. February 6, 2012 (Phayul photo/Norbu Wangyal)

Days after three more Tibetans set their bodies on fire in Tibet, the Central Tibetan Administration said it was “deeply concerned and alarmed” over the unending wave of self-immolations and feared of further bloodshed

The Chinese Embassy in the India capital warned of adverse effect to bilateral relations if representatives of the various Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi met with a visiting delegation of Tibetans parliamentarians.

A senior US Senator and a former presidential nominee warned China of an impending Arab Spring highlighting the fiery wave of self-immolations in Tibet. Senator John McCain was speaking along with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun on a panel at a security conference